A video showing Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shooting hoops on a basketball court has been circulating on social media on Tuesday. Al-Sharaa, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance.
Syrian President shows off his basketball skills in new social media video
A video showing Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shooting hoops on a basketball court has been circulating on social media on Tuesday. Al-Sharaa, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance.